102: Chapter 102 Livestream: "So there really are sects!"

The Shock of Schools in the Livestream Barrage

The morning light of the Xingyi Sect branch just washed over the martial arts arena when Lin Mo's tactical tablet suddenly emitted a harsh alert.

On the Global Martial Arts System livestream interface, the search volume for keywords related to "School" had surged 1,000 times in half an hour.

The barrage refresh speed was so fast it created afterimages—messages like "So ancient martial arts Schools really exist! It's not just made up in novels!" and "Baji Sect's 'Restrained Energy' is too cool, I want to become an apprentice!" flooded the screen.

Among them, a barrage comment from Brazil received 50 million likes: "My grandfather said he saw Xingyi Sect Disciples when he was young. It turns out he wasn't lying!"

"System triggered the 'School Wall-Breaking' main quest!"

The teenager's fingertips flew across the virtual keyboard, sweat dripping from his temples onto the touchpad.

"Need the eight major Schools to showcase School culture and eliminate the audience's perception that 'ancient martial arts Schools only exist in legends.' Quest rewards: 1 million Legacy points + Global School Recruitment Authority, unlock the underground palace 'School Resonance' mechanism."

The tablet suddenly popped up the results of the audience questionnaire: 87% of the audience believed "ancient martial arts Schools are fictional," 92% of overseas viewers hoped to see "School martial arts combat teaching," and "Xingyi Sect Five Elements Formation" and "Baji Sect Iron Shirt" became the most anticipated demonstration projects.

Grandpa Wang's dry tobacco pipe made a muffled sound as he knocked it against the edge of the martial arts arena.

The old man dug out the "School Chronicle" left by his grandfather.

Tucked into the yellowed pages was a map of School distribution from 1949—at that time, there were 36 ancient martial arts Schools in the country, and the eight major Schools existing today are the only orthodox ones left after the "Hidden World Chaos" and the "Grey Shadow" invasion.

"Your great-grandfather held an 'Ancient Martial Arts Exhibition' in Shanghai back then to bring the Schools out of the deep mountains," he said, pointing the pipe at the Xingyi Sect mark on the map.

"Today, we must also let global audiences see that Schools are not old antiques hiding in the mountains, but a Legacy with real martial arts!"

Suddenly, eight miniature School flags flew out of the camphor wood chest and landed in the center of the martial arts arena.

Each flag shimmered with the Qi Energy halo of its corresponding School—the light brown Xingyi flag, the light black Baji flag, the light blue Xuanshui flag, and others intertwined to form the character "School."

In the Flower Girl's basket, the eight-colored petals of the inheritance grass suddenly stood upright like flagpoles.

Dew rolled on the leaves, reflecting the audience comments in the livestream backend—a British viewer uploaded a video showing that his grandfather's "Baguazhang Manual" contained "Circle Walking" diagrams identical to the Yin-style Baguazhang; a Japanese viewer showed off an ancestral "Wing Chun Chi Sao" wooden dummy, the grain on the dummy perfectly matching the mark of the Liang-style Wing Chun.

The young girl mixed the eight-colored juices, and when the seven-colored "Resonance Dew" dripped onto the leaves, the petals suddenly unfolded toward the livestream camera.

"Elder Zhou said this is a 'School Awakening Agent'," she said, her fingertips lightly touching the dew.

"It can make hidden School descendants around the world reveal themselves, just like installing signal towers for scattered legacies!"

The Section Chief of the Special Incident Response Department walked over, holding a holographic device.

The screen displayed the demonstration plan for the eight major Schools: "Xingyi Sect will demonstrate 'Five Elements Combined Energy,' Baji Sect will demonstrate 'Iron Shirt,' and Xuanshui Pavilion will demonstrate 'Xuanshui Frozen Spirit.'"

She suddenly aimed the device at the School flags in the martial arts arena.

"The Technical Department will use holographic projection to synchronize School history and martial arts principles to the livestream screen, so the audience can understand and see clearly."

The tablet showed that Zhang Hao had changed into his Xingyi Sect training uniform and was practicing "Five Elements Fist" under the guidance of Li Xuantong.

His Iron Arm Power and Xingyi Energy fused, and he had actually trained a third of the heaviness of "Earth Form Energy"; Love was learning "Baji Collapse" from Zhao Lie, the former boxing champion's rigid strength colliding with Baji Energy, smashing a standard "Extreme" character into the bluestone slab.

When Li Xuantong's "Five Elements Combined Energy" erupted in the martial arts arena, light brown Qi Energy surged from the five Xingyi flags, forming a rotating Five Elements Wheel in mid-air—the global livestream camera zoomed in, and one could clearly see the flow of Qi Energy for each "Element": Metal Energy sharp as a knife, Wood Energy flexible as a vine, Water Energy continuous as a stream, Fire Energy scorching as a flame, and Earth Energy heavy as a mountain.

The barrage suddenly exploded with golden "Holy cow" comments, the "So the Five Elements can really train Energy!" from the British audience and the "This is cooler than superheroes!" from the Brazilian audience instantly dominated the screen.

The number of online viewers exceeded 35 billion, setting a new record for the "School Demonstration" livestream.

The Combat Shock of School Martial Arts

As soon as Zhao Lie's "Iron Shirt" demonstration began, light black Baji Energy condensed into a dense shell of Qi Energy around him.

He punched the bronze tripod in the martial arts arena without using any Qi Energy for cushioning.

The moment his fist collided with the tripod, it made a crisp "Clang" sound—the slow-motion footage of the global livestream showed a clear fist print on the tripod, while Zhao Lie's fist was unscathed, not even red or swollen.

"This is the Baji Sect's 'Iron Shirt'," the old man's voice carried a rigid vibration.

He suddenly had Zhang Hao attack his chest with Iron Arm Power.

"It's not hard resistance; it's using rigid strength to guide external force to the Dantian, and then converting it into your own Energy!"

Zhang Hao's Iron Arm struck with 800 kilograms of force, but the moment it contacted Zhao Lie's chest, it was bounced off by the light black Qi Energy shell—the slow-motion footage showed that the Baji Energy was like a layer of elastic steel armor, blocking the attack without generating any recoil, and Zhang Hao's arm was instead guided by the Qi Energy to circle around.

"This... this is too divine!" Zhang Hao's voice was full of wonder.

He touched his Iron Arm, and there wasn't even a trace of impact on it.

"I used to think Iron Shirt was a lie; now I know it's real martial arts!"

The barrage suddenly flooded with the slogan "I want to learn Iron Shirt."

The light black barrage of Baji Sect fans instantly covered the screen, and some overseas viewers even placed orders for "Baji Sect Training Uniforms" directly on the livestream platform.

Yin Tian's "Bagua Circle Walking" demonstration was equally shocking.

Light purple Qi Energy spread beneath his feet.

With every step he took, a "Circle Walking" trajectory appeared on the ground, and his body shuttled through the martial arts arena like a ghost—when Lin Mo used virtual obstacles to block his path, Yin Tian could bypass them without stopping, stepping along the "Circle Walking" trajectory, his speed 3 times faster than an ordinary Martial Artist.

"Baguazhang's 'Circle Walking' isn't just for show," Yin Tian's voice carried a playful tone.

He suddenly demonstrated the Qi Energy in his palm to the livestream camera.

"It allows you to always stay on the enemy's flank in combat and avoid being attacked head-on!"

The tablet suddenly popped up real-time teaching.

Yin Tian's "Circle Walking" steps were broken down into 36 movements.

20 million viewers worldwide were practicing along simultaneously, and the barrage was full of comments like "Learned it" and "Do it again."

Liang Yue's "Wing Chun Chi Sao" demonstration was full of cleverness.

She practiced with a Xingyi Sect Disciple, light green Qi Energy intertwining in their palms.

No matter how much force the Disciple used, Liang Yue's hands could entangle the opponent's wrists like vines, gently guiding along the direction of the force—the slow-motion footage showed that her "Chi Sao" could accurately perceive the changes in the opponent's energy path, and every time she exerted force, it was stuck at the opponent's weakness, neither hurting the person nor controlling the rhythm.

"Wing Chun doesn't rely on strength; it relies on 'Listening Energy'," Liang Yue's voice carried a soft vibration.

She suddenly demonstrated the basic movements of "Chi Sao" to the livestream camera.

"As long as you Master the three forms of 'Tan, Da, Bang,' ordinary people can also deflect force twice as heavy as their own!"

An American viewer uploaded a video in the barrage, using the "Tan Da" he had just learned, he actually deflected his friend's punch, leaving a comment "It really works!" which received 100 million likes.

As the demonstration by the eight major Schools reached its climax, the eight School flags at the martial arts arena suddenly lit up simultaneously.

Eight colors of Qi Energy, including light brown, light black, and light blue, intertwined in mid-air to form a massive "School Alliance" totem—the global live stream suddenly switched to the overseas branch venues:

A Baguazhang practitioner in the UK was teaching a child to "walk the circle," a Wing Chun practitioner in Japan was demonstrating on a wooden dummy, and a Xingyi practitioner in Brazil was practicing the "Five Elements Fist."

The Qi Energy from each branch venue resonated with the totem at the martial arts arena, like a band of light representing the Legacy, spanning across mountains and seas.

The Collective Appearance of Hidden Practitioners

Two hours into the live stream, Lin Mo's tablet suddenly popped up a "School Resonance" notification.

127 hidden School practitioners worldwide were verified through the live stream backend.

One "Xuanshui Pavilion practitioner" from Australia uploaded a video where he used "Mystic Water Energy" to freeze the water in a swimming pool, which was identical to Su Chen's "Mystic Water Freezing Spirit"; a "Xingyi Sect practitioner" from Canada displayed an ancestral "Five Elements Fist Manual," and the signature on the title page was none other than Li Xuantong's Master.

"The System has detected a global School resonance," the youth said, his voice filled with excitement as he synchronized the practitioners' videos to the live stream, "These hidden practitioners were all scattered overseas after the 'Hidden World Chaos' back then, and today they have finally found their organization!"

Grandpa Wang's dry tobacco pipe tapped out a brisk rhythm on the side of the martial arts arena.

The old man flipped to the "Overseas Chapter" of the "School Chronicle." The yellowed pages recorded the "School Migration" of 1951: "Back then, to escape the pursuit of the Qijue Sect, some School practitioners fled overseas," he said, pointing his pipe at the Australian practitioner's video, "The 'Mystic Water Energy' he practices is missing the final step of 'Freezing Spirit,' which Su Chen's grandfather didn't have time to pass on back then!"

The Xuanshui Pavilion bronze tripod in the camphor wood chest suddenly resonated with the live stream. Light blue Qi Energy spread along the pendant, marking the complete steps of "Mystic Water Freezing Spirit" on the virtual screen, "Today, let's take this opportunity of the live stream to pass on the complete martial art!"

In the Flower Girl's basket, the colorful petals of the inheritance grass suddenly bore fruit.

Dewdrops rolled on the fruit, reflecting the image of an African practitioner—the "Baji Fist" gloves in his hands were actually the "Twin Pole" auxiliary pair that Zhao Lie had lost years ago, and the "Pole" character totem on the gloves matched Zhao Lie's pair perfectly.

The young girl sprinkled the "Resonance Dew" into the air. The colorful light merged with the live stream, forming a "School Map" in the center of the martial arts arena: "Elder Zhou said this is a 'Legacy Positioning Map'," she said, tapping the map lightly, "It can help School practitioners around the world find their belonging, just like pointing the way home for a lost child!"

The Section Chief of the Special Incident Response Department walked over holding a holographic report.

The tablet displayed that martial arts Alliances from 32 countries had applied to cooperate with the eight major Schools to open "School Kung Fu Teaching Points," with cooperation agreements for the United States, the UK, and Japan having already been preliminarily reached.

"The Technical Department will establish a global School database," the Section Chief said, her voice filled with excitement as she turned the report toward the live stream camera, "From now on, overseas viewers don't need to doubt 'whether Schools exist' anymore; they can directly sign up to learn authentic kung fu!"

The tablet showed that Zhang Hao had received 100,000 applications to learn "Iron Arm Fist," and Love had been invited to Brazil to open a "Taiji Baji Collapse" branch.

Both laughed and said, "We didn't expect School kung fu to be this popular."

As Zhao Lie handed the "Twin Pole" auxiliary pair to the African practitioner via the live stream, light black Baji Energy suddenly erupted simultaneously at all the global branch venues.

The African practitioner's gloves, the Australian practitioner's Mystic Water Energy, and the Canadian practitioner's Five Elements Fist resonated perfectly with the Qi Energy totem at the martial arts arena—the slow-motion footage of the global live stream showed that the 127 practitioners' Qi Energy formed a massive character "School" in the virtual space, with each stroke corresponding to a School, like a bridge of Legacy spanning across national borders.

The chat screen was suddenly filled with a uniform "Schools know no borders."

Viewers of different skin colors and languages sent the same blessings in their respective scripts, and 38 billion messages formed a river of colorful light in the virtual space.

The Foreshadowing of the School Resonance in the Underground Palace

As the live stream neared its end, the eight School flags at the martial arts arena suddenly lit up in the direction of the underground palace.

Light brown Qi Energy surged from the Xingyi flag, forming the character "Array" in mid-air, creating a link with the previously unlocked "Earth Form Array," "Pole Array," and "Yijin Pavilion"—Lin Mo's tablet suddenly popped up a System notification: "The 'School Wall-Breaking' mission is complete, Rating: SSS, obtained 1,000,000 Legacy Points, global School enrollment authority, and unlocked the underground palace's 'School Resonance' mechanism."

The youth's fingertips danced on the virtual keyboard, inputting the Qi Energy data of the eight major Schools into the underground palace model.

The System prompted: "Once the School Resonance mechanism is activated, you can call upon the Qi Energy support of School practitioners worldwide to break the underground palace's final 'Legacy Array'."

Grandpa Wang's dry tobacco pipe tapped out a final muffled sound on the side of the martial arts arena.

The old man flipped to the last page of the "School Chronicle." On the yellowed page, the eight characters "When Schools are of one mind, their strength can cut metal" were written in cinnabar, with the joint signatures of the eight major School leaders left beside them.

"The 'Schools stepping out of the deep mountains' that your great-grandfather couldn't achieve back then, you have achieved today," he said, pointing his pipe at the signatures, "This 'School Chronicle' should be passed on to you from now on; every page inside is a witness to the School's Legacy."

The eight School flags in the camphor wood chest suddenly merged into one, turning into a stream of seven-colored Qi Energy that flowed into Chen Wu's peace lock.

Beside the two characters "Tomb Guardian" on the lock, a "School" character totem appeared.

In the Flower Girl's basket, the colorful fruit of the inheritance grass suddenly split open.

Countless tiny seeds, carrying School Qi Energy, flew into the air and landed on the shoulders of every Martial Artist—Chen Wu's Yijin Energy gained a "School Resonance" halo, Zhao Lie's Baji Energy could synchronize with overseas practitioners, and Li Xuantong's Xingyi Energy could call upon the global Qi Energy of the Five Elements Formation.

The young girl sprinkled the last drop of "Resonance Dew" toward the martial arts arena.

The colorful light merged with the peace lock, condensing into a miniature "Legacy Array" in Chen Wu's palm: "Elder Zhou said this is the 'School Key'," she said, tapping the model lightly, "Only those who have gained the recognition of global Schools can open it; it is the key to the final door of the underground palace!"

A helicopter from the Special Incident Response Department hovered over the martial arts arena.

The Section Chief walked over holding a silver box containing a set of "School Resonance Protective Gear," engraved with the totems of the eight major Schools: "This was specially made by the Technical Department based on the School Qi Energy," she said, handing the gear to Chen Wu, "It can enhance your resonance with global Schools and allow you to call upon their Qi Energy within the underground palace's 'Legacy Array'."

The tablet showed that all preparations for the underground palace were ready. The Elders of the eight major Schools, Zhang Hao, and Love were all geared up and ready to go.

Tomorrow morning, they would be able to head to the underground palace to complete the ultimate mission of "obtaining the full volume of the 'Muscle Tendon Change Classic'."

As the moonlight washed over the Xingyi Sect branch, the "School Alliance" totem at the martial arts arena resonated from afar with the Qi Energy in the direction of the underground palace.

Chen Wu suddenly understood that this "School Demonstration" live stream was never about "proving that Schools exist," but about "awakening the scattered Legacy"—a true School is not a fortress in the deep mountains, but a resonance that spans across national borders; a true Legacy is not about self-admiration, but about letting kung fu walk into the lives of millions.

The final frame of the global live stream lingered on the moment Chen Wu held the "School Key."

The colorful halo of the peace lock intertwined with the Qi Energy of the eight major Schools, forming a massive character "Legacy" in mid-air.

The "May the Schools be passed down forever" flooding the chat was lit up simultaneously by 38 billion viewers, like a river of light spanning across mountains and seas, flowing forever above the Xingyi Sect branch, illuminating the ultimate journey of the underground palace exploration, and also illuminating the new future of ancient martial arts Schools heading toward the globe.